Interface and Controller Design for Hybrid Control Systems
J.A. Stiver, P.J. Antsaklis and M.D. Lemmon
Chapter in Hybrid Systems II, P. Antsaklis, W. Kohn, A. Nerode, S. Sastry Eds., pp. 462-492, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 999, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
Abstract -- The hybrid control systems considered here consist of a continuous-time plant under the control of a discrete event system. Communication between the plant and controller is provided by an interface which can convert signals from the continuous domain of the plant to the discrete, symbolic domain of the controller, and vice-versa. When designing a controller for a hybrid system, the designer may or may not be free to design the interface as well. This paper examines these two cases. First, a methodology is presented for designing a controller when the interface and plant are given. This approach is based on the methodology for controller design in logical discrete event systems. Second, a method is presented to design both the interface and controller. This approach is based on the natural invariants of the system.
Also appeared as Technical Report isis-95-002, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Feb. 1995.
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